Charles memmert



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BEDROOM SANITARY CLOSET.

No. 364,430. Patented June 7, 1887.-

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I BY fit W ATTORNEYS.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MEMMERT, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BEDROOM SANITARY CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,430, dated June 7,1887.

Application filed March 19, 1887.

To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES MEMMERT, acitizen of the United States, residing at the city of \Vashington,District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bedroom Sanitary Closets, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aperspective of a portion of an apartment, showing the mantel-piece, itslireboard, and my improved closet-seen red thereto. Fig. 2 is asectional view showing my im proved closet projecting into the chimneyor tlue through the brick-work nearthe floorline. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of my improved closet detached.

The object of my invention is to provide sleeping-apartments with acloset set in the fire-board or wall and extending into andcommunicating with the chimney or flue, to form a receptacle for thechamber-pot, so that the same will be out of sight and all odors therefrom will pass up the chimney.

The invention will be first described, and then specifically pointed outin the claims.

A represents my'iinproved closet projecting into the line or chimney 1,either through the brick-work 2, as shown in Fig. 2, or throughthefire-board 3. (Shown in Fig. 1.) In either case the closet is placednear the floor-line.

The closet is made of any suitable material, preferably sheet metal, andhas an open front ,to the flange at, around the edge of which, at

one side, is hinged the door B. The lower part of the door is providedwith small holes b.

The closet is provided in the upper part of its rear wall with anopening, 0, so that a current of air will pass from the room through theholes I) and opening 0 into the due, and thereby carry off all odors andgases from the chanibenpot, as shown in Fig. 2.

In order that the updraft in the line may not prevent the gases frompassing out through the opening 0 at any time, I provide a lip orflange, D, at the lower side 'of the opening, the lip projecting atright angles to the back of the closet.

In practice the closet will be nine inches deep, nine inches wide, andseven and'onefourth inches high, so that when in place it will notproject into the flue more than four inches, and the rear end of thecloset is rounded,

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and gases pass up the fine.

It is especially useful in sick-rooms, where it is impossible toinstantly remove the vessel containing fecal deposits.

I am aware that a water-closet has been provided with a pipe leadinginto aflne, the pipe having an upwardly'extending deflector at its lowerside within the flue; also, that a chair has been provided with aprivy-seat, a casing or receptacle below the same, an apertured doorhinged to the front of the casing, and a pipe leading from the rear ofthe easing into the flue; also, that a chimney or line has been providedwith a casing set into the brick-work, and having a door hingedatitsopen front and closed at every part within the fine, except at itsbottom, which was open and provided with a cage depending into the flue.WVithin the casing was placed a drawer-frame having a hinged privy-seatand a vessel constructed to dump its contents down into the cage in theflue when the drawer and privy-seat were moved within the casing, and Ido not claim any of said constructions as of my invention.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. is-

l. The combination, with a chimney or flue having an openingcommunicating with the interior of a room, of the chamber-receivingcloset set in the said opening flush with the inside of the room,projecting into the fine, and having' an opening in its rear upper end,and a hinged apertured door at its open front end, the closet beingotherwise closed, substantially as set forth.

2. A sanitary closet adapted to project into a flue formed with an openfront, a rounded rear end, an opening, 0, in the upper part of said rearend, a flange, D, projecting outward from the lower edge of the opening,the flange a around the open end of the closet, and the the room, toreceive a separate and discondoor B, hinged at one side thereof andpronected vessel of the character set forth, and no vided with holes bnear its lower edge, subcommunicating with the room and fine, sub

stantially as set forth. stant-iall y as set forth.

5 3. The combinati0n,with an apartnicnthav- CHARLES MEMM ERT.

ing an opening near the floordine leading into \Vitnesses: the flue, ofthe open'front sanitary closet set SOLON G. KEMON,

into the said opening flush with the inside of H. B. BROWN.

